Fact check: Fauci emails on hydroxychloroquine don't show he 'lied'
The claim: Emails show Dr. Anthony Fauci 'lied' about the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine in treating COVID-19 The recent release of hundreds of Dr. Anthony Fauci's emails from the early days of the coronavirus pandemic has become fodder for online misinformation. Social media users have claimed Fauci's emails contain the origins of the coronavirus (false) and show that he knew face masks were ineffective at preventing the virus' spread (missing context). Others have falsely claimed the emails, which The Washington Post and BuzzFeed News obtained through a Freedom of Information Act reque...